The petition of Richard Parker of Brackley, Northamptonshire, Easter 1674
To the Right wor[shi]ppfull the Justices of Peace for the County of North[amp]ton[shire] att the Sessions holden for the said County.
The humble petic[i]on of Richard Parker of Brackley in the said County of North[amp]ton[shire], Slater
Sheweth
That whereas yo[u]r Petic[i]oner was a Souldier in the service of our late Kinge of ever blessed memory in the late Rebellion against him, vnder the Comand of Captain Francke in Colonell Washingtons Regiment of Dragoons; And since the happy restaurac[i]on of o[u]r now gratious Kinge, yo[u]r Pet[itione]r did for severall yeares receive a Pension of Forty shillings p[er] Annu[m], but for some yeares last past, yo[u]r Pet[itione]r hath not received any part thereof, The which yo[u]r Pet[itione]r cannot have (nor for the future) the payment of any of the said Pension continued, without the favourable order of this wor[shi]ppfull Bench
And therefore most humbly prays, that yo[u]r Wor[shi]pps will be pleased to order the said arreares, and alsoe (for ye future) the said Pension to be paid to yo[u]r poore Pet[itione]r who is very much necessitated for want thereof
And yo[u]r Pet[itione]r shall euer pray &c
<Certified by Gerorge Lowday Major>
<Robert Hilton>
<I can certify ye Pet[itione]r to haue been a souldier W[ilia]m Williams.>
<Tho[mas] Phillips>
<Jo: Hobes> Ad[am] Morton vicar:
<Rob[ert] Bradford>
20 s. yearely till further ord[e]r West